Ricciardo refuses to rule out McLaren move

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has refused to rule out a move to a 'midfield' team.

News broke out earlier that McLaren have reportedly made a bid to Red Bull for the Australian's services.

The seemingly obvious decision for Ricciardo would be to stick with one of the top three teams (Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari).

However, the driver has refused to cancel out the possibility of a switch to McLaren.

"I'm not going to say 'no, it doesn't interest me at all.' probably more because of what Lewis was able to do with Mercedes," Ricciardo said when asked by Autosport if he'd consider a move to McLaren.

"And I know that, if you're saying those two teams, they're not quite in position yet - but they could be? Maybe.

"The thought of that, it has some appeal.

"I wouldn't say it's probably top of my list right now, but I wouldn't dismiss it, also.

"Obviously McLaren and Renault aren't there (out front) today, but maybe they will be there in a year or three years' time."

Ricciardo also had a lot to say about Hamilton's move to Mercedes back in 2012.

"Lewis pulled the trigger pretty well. Whether he fluked it - he says that he really knew it was going to happen, I don't know.

"Obviously he's done well for himself with that move.

"So, whether it's just a fantasy for everyone else, I don't know, but at least there's a little proof that something like that could potentially happen again."